Just got this tub installed. It took a long time because there were delays in construction. There is supposed to be a 5/8” space at the base which needed to be caulked. Who has almost an inch of caulking!!!!!!  Our contractor had to put a strip of pliable molding around the entire tub.  I wish I’d known this before the expense of plumbers etc. do not get this one. It’s a terrible design.